Cristina Bicchieri Receives Italian Knighthood

Dr. Cristina Bicchieri, Carol and Michael Lowenstein Professor of Philosophy and Legal Studies and director of the PPE program, has been knighted by the Italian government Cavaliere al Merito della Reppublica Italiana. This is one of the highest honors conferred by the Italian government for contributions in the field of arts and sciences.

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Om Gandhi, C’25, GEN’25, Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

At Oxford, Gandhi plans to pursue a DPhil in pediatrics with a focus in oncology, with an ultimate goal of attending medical school and practicing medicine as a physician-scientist.

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Squire Booker Named Richard Perry University Professor

Booker, a world-renowned chemist who will have appointments in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine, begins his appointment on Jan. 1, 2025.

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Nicole Rust Named Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow

The program supports “researchers who have a strong track record of success and achievement in their current field, as well as a deep interest, curiosity and drive to make contributions to a new discipline.”

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Timothy Rommen Appointed Vice Provost for the Arts

The Davidson Kennedy Professor and Professor of Music and Africana Studies will begin the new appointment on Jan. 1.

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Vaughn A. Booker Named George E. Doty, Jr. and Lee Spelman Doty Presidential Associate Professor of Africana Studies

Booker is a historian of religion whose scholarship and teaching center on 20th-century African American religions.

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Patrick Walsh Named William Warren Rhodes-Robert J. Thompson Professor of Chemistry

Walsh works in the areas of catalysis, methods development, and reaction mechanisms.

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